W. Wilson White

W. Wilson White (1906 – 1964) was a prominent attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and served as the first United States Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division from 1957 to 1960.[1] He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1953 to 1957.[2] White was also a partner in the law firm White and Williams LLP which was founded by his father, Thomas Raeburn White.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division: A Historical Perspective as the Division Nears 50, Remarks by Wan Kim, Mar. 22, 2006" (PDF).
  2. ↑ The Political Graveyard
  3. ↑ "Funeral Services This Afternoon for W. Wilson White" The Legal Intelligencer, November 13, 1964



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